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2 Preterite of stem-changing verbsIn the Preterite -ir verbs like; dormir,pedir, y preferir stem-change in the él/ella/Ud.forms and the ellos/ellas/Uds forms.REMEMBER: There are NO stem-changing –ar or –er verbs in the Preterite.

3 Preterite of stem-changing verbsDORMIR – to sleep(o to ue in the present tense) (o to u in the preterite tense)dormí dormimosdormiste dormisteisdurmió durmieron

4 Preterite of stem-changing verbsMORIR – to die(o to ue in the present tense)(o to u in the preterite tense)Morí MorimosMoriste MoristeisMurió Murieron

5 PREFERIR – to prefer Preferí Preferimos Preferiste PreferisteisPreterite of stem-changing verbsPREFERIR – to prefer(e to ie in the present tense)(e to i in the preterite tense)Preferí PreferimosPreferiste PreferisteisPrefirió Prefirieron

6 SENTIR – to feel Sentí Sentimos Sentiste Sentisteis Sintió SintieronPreterite of stem-changing verbsSENTIR – to feel(e to ie in the present tense)(e to i in the preterite tense)Sentí SentimosSentiste SentisteisSintió Sintieron

7 DIVERTIRSE – to have funPreterite of stem-changing verbsDIVERTIRSE – to have fun(e to ie in the present tense)(e to i in the preterite tense)Me divertí Nos DivertimosTe divertiste Os DivertisteisSe Divirtió Se Divirtieron

8 Preterite of stem-changing verbsVerbs you are responsible for:RepetirConseguirDespedirDespedirseMedirPedirSeguirServirVestirVestirsePreferirAdvertirConvertirConvertirse enDivertirseMentirSentirSentirse

9 Preterite of stem-changing verbsReír – to laughReí ReímosReíste ReísteisRió RieronSonreí SonreímosSonreíste SonreísteisSonrió SonrieronSonreír – to smile*In the third person singular and plural line the E is dropped

10 Preterite of stem-changing verbsLEER – to readLeí LeímosLeíste LeísteisLeyó Leyeron* In words with a vowel immediately before the ending. The third person singular and plural takes on a y.

12 Other verbs that change like Leer y CreerCaerOírPoseerExceptions are: Traer, atraer, and all verbs ending in –guir.

13 CONSTRUIR – to constructPreterite of stem-changing verbsCONSTRUIR – to constructConstruí ConstruimosConstruiste ConstruisteisConstruyó ConstruyeronThese are the same endings for other verbsending in –UIR.

14 Other verbs that change like ConstuirPreterite of stem-changing verbsOther verbs that change like ConstuirDistribuirHuirIncluirContribuir

17 Mad LibsDear 1,I am 2 here at Camp Pancho. The other day I met a new friend who is very 3. Her/his name is 4. We ate 5 en the cafeteria. The food was 6. Yesterday 4 walked but I preferred to 7 for activity day. We had fun. Then, 4 fell and broke his/her 8. Last night we went to fire and we heard a story about 9. I was afraid (I had fear). I believed it but 4 did not believe it. I slept in the 10 for two nights and last night I slept in the 11. This morning 4 smiled at me when I 12. I laughed and 13. We ate 14 for the last time. I looked for 15 to give (don’t conjugate) them a hug because it is our last (ultima) day.See you soon!Your 16,17